The traditional schedule of the Jerry Hanken Memorial, Denker tournament of high school champs, US Junior Girls Open and Tournament of College Champs all began Saturday night. See key games and photos.
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Randy Hough previews the Denker and profiles some tournament favorites. The Denker begins Saturday night along with the 9-day schedule of the Jerry Hanken Memorial/US Open, the Girls Junior Open & the Tournament of College Champs.
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This year's 13-player Pan-American Youth squad travels to Brazil from August 1-8. See the US list of players and coaches and check out a link to an interview with an under 16 rep, Stuart Finney.
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Mackenzie Molner's IM title was approved at the Norway FIDE Presidential Board meeting. Kleiman will receive his IM title soon, Adamson's is conditional on rating. Haskel earned the International Arbiter title.
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Elizabeth Vicary writes about the 12th session of the US Chess School held in Dallas. See puzzles by teachers FM Aviv Friedman and founder IM Greg Shahade, and Aviv's beloved "alien story."
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The Denker Tournament of High School Champions is from July 31-Aug.3 with the 1st US Girls Junior Open and the Tournament of College Champs. Read more about the history and this year's Denker contenders.
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The US Senior Open runs from August 23-28 in Boca Raton, Florida. The winner is seeded into the 2011 US Championships. CLO coverage will feature blogs by former World Senior Champ GM Larry Kaufman.
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From January 2-8, the Berkeley International, a strong tournament will be held. Six GMs are already signed up, including GM Timur Gareyev. See details and games from the last edition, held in 2008.
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